recently moved to chandler az, Our pool has a falco solar system on roof. As i am trying to familiarize myself with the total system, the solar seems to be problematic. recently i tried to turn on the solar to see what results i would find. Immediately it blew off an end cap and water poured out off the roof. Is this because i turn on the system fully, an inspection was done in may of this year say all was in good working order. I would like to ulitize solar to extend the season, but it seems to be a weak link. Chandler AZ is the location. at least 8 panels on roof, 20000 gallon inground pool, pentair pumping system.
what makes a solar heating system blow off an end cap
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Could be that full flow of the pump is too much. Watch your pressure gauge as you open the valve. Try it at about a 3psi rise and see how it goes.
It could simply be that the fitting was loose. Most of that stuff is hose-clamped on, and with heating and cooling cycles stuff works loose.
It could simply be that the fitting was loose. Most of that stuff is hose-clamped on, and with heating and cooling cycles stuff works loose.
I wonder if someone drained the panels for the winter by removing the cap, and then didn't reconnect it fully, assuming that would get done in the spring?
Don
Don
Also make sure there is not a shutoff valve on the return plumbing that was not allowing the water to return to the pool ... thus pressurizing the system.
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